East 173rd Street & Minford Place

East 173rd Street and Minford Place meet at a three-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. New Gospel Temple Church is 190 feet away, and Boxcar Playground (6) is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them schools, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Boston Rd/E 173 St · Bx11, Bx21
Within a walk
23 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 173rd Street & Minford Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    770 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/E 173 St, 250 feet away, for the Bx11 and Bx21.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/E 173 St Bx11, Bx21
    250 feet
    Bx11 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 173rd Street.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crotona Park East & E 173 St 19 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    180 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
15 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1936.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 173rd Street

  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Minford Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1929 and 1931.

  1. Herman Ridder Junior High School Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Bard High School Early College Bronx School
    380 feet
  2. Bronx Envision Academy School
    380 feet
  3. Explorations Academy H.S. School
    380 feet
Show all 11
  1. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. East Bronx Academy for the Future School
    820 feet
  3. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  4. E.S.M.T- I.S. 190 School
    1,130 feet
  5. P.S. 061 Francisco Oller School
    1,130 feet
  6. Samara Community School Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  7. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    1,150 feet
  8. Beanstalk Childcare Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    430 feet
  2. Hill & Dale Playground
    520 feet
  3. Seabury Playground
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Boxcar Playground (6) Playground
    1,220 feet
  2. Rock Garden Park
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Gospel Temple Church House of worship
    190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 910 East 172nd Street Older adult center
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    810 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 173rd Street or Minford Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.